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Ezekiel 23

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1 The word of the LORD came to me:

2 "Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother;

3 they played the harlot in Egypt; they played the harlot in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms handled.

4 Oho'lah was the name of the elder and Ohol'ibah the name of her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oho'lah is Sama'ria, and Ohol'ibah is Jerusalem

5 "Oho'lah played the harlot while she was mine; and she doted on her lovers the Assyrians,

6 warriors clothed in purple, governors and commanders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

7 She bestowed her harlotries upon them, the choicest men of Assyria all of them; and she defiled herself with all the idols of every one on whom she doted.

8 She did not give up her harlotry which she had practiced since her days in Egypt; for in her youth men had lain with her and handled her virgin bosom and poured out their lust upon her.

9 Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, into the hands of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

10 These uncovered her nakedness; they seized her sons and her daughters; and her they slew with the sword; and she became a byword among women, when judgment had been executed upon her.

11 "Her sister Ohol'ibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt than she in her doting and in her harlotry, which was worse than that of her sister.

12 She doted upon the Assyrians, governors and commanders, warriors clothed in full armor, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.

13 And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way.

14 But she carried her harlotry further; she saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chalde'ans portrayed in vermilion

15 girded with belts on their loins, with flowing turbans on their heads, all of them looking like officers, a picture of Babylonians whose native land was Chalde'a.

16 When she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers to them in Chalde'a.

17 And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their lust; and after she was polluted by them, she turned from them in disgust.

18 When she carried on her harlotry so openly and flaunted her nakedness, I turned in disgust from her, as I had turned from her sister.

19 Yet she increased her harlotry, remembering the days of her youth, when she played the harlot in the land of Egyp

20 and doted upon her paramours there, whose members were like those of asses, and whose issue was like that of horses.

21 Thus you longed for the lewdness of your youth, when the Egyptians handled your bosom and pressed your young breasts.

22 Therefore, O Ohol'ibah, thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I will rouse against you your lovers from whom you turned in disgust, and I will bring them against you from every side:

23 the Babylonians and all the Chalde'ans, Pekod and Sho'a and Ko'a, and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, governors and commanders all of them, officers and warriors, all of them riding on horses.

24 And they shall come against you from the north with chariots and wagons and a host of peoples; they shall set themselves against you on every side with buckler, shield, and helmet, and I will commit the judgment to them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments.

25 And I will direct my indignation against you, that they may deal with you in fury. They shall cut off your nose and your ears, and your survivors shall fall by the sword. They shall seize your sons and your daughters, and your survivors shall be devoured by fire.

26 They shall also strip you of your clothes and take away your fine jewels.

27 Thus I will put an end to your lewdness and your harlotry brought from the land of Egypt; so that you shall not lift up your eyes to the Egyptians or remember them any more.

28 For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will deliver you into the hands of those whom you hate, into the hands of those from whom you turned in disgust;

29 and they shall deal with you in hatred, and take away all the fruit of your labor, and leave you naked and bare, and the nakedness of your harlotry shall be uncovered. Your lewdness and your harlotry

30 have brought this upon you, because you played the harlot with the nations, and polluted yourself with their idols.

31 You have gone the way of your sister; therefore I will give her cup into your hand.

32 Thus says the Lord GOD: "You shall drink your sister's cup which is deep and large; you shall be laughed at and held in derision, for it contains much;

33 you will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow. A cup of horror and desolation, is the cup of your sister Sama'ria;

34 you shall drink it and drain it out, and pluck out your hair, and tear your breasts; for I have spoken, says the Lord GOD.

35 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have forgotten me and cast me behind your back, therefore bear the consequences of your lewdness and harlotry."

36 The LORD said to me: "Son of man, will you judge Oho'lah and Ohol'ibah? Then declare to them their abominable deeds

37 For they have committed adultery, and blood is upon their hands; with their idols they have committed adultery; and they have even offered up to them for food the sons whom they had borne to me.

38 Moreover this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary on the same day and profaned my sabbaths

39 For when they had slaughtered their children in sacrifice to their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. And lo, this is what they did in my house.

40 They even sent for men to come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and lo, they came. For them you bathed yourself, painted your eyes, and decked yourself with ornaments;

41 you sat upon a stately couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed my incense and my oil.

42 The sound of a carefree multitude was with her; and with men of the common sort drunkards were brought from the wilderness; and they put bracelets upon the hands of the women, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

43 "Then I said, Do not men now commit adultery when they practice harlotry with her?

44 For they have gone in to her, as men go in to a harlot. Thus they went in to Oho'lah and to Ohol'ibah to commit lewdness.

45 But righteous men shall pass judgment on them with the sentence of adulteresses, and with the sentence of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is upon their hands."

46 For thus says the Lord GOD: "Bring up a host against them, and make them an object of terror and a spoil.

47 And the host shall stone them and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses.

48 Thus will I put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not commit lewdness as you have done.

49 And your lewdness shall be requited upon you, and you shall bear the penalty for your sinful idolatry; and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD."

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 The LORD spoke his word to me. He said,

2 "Son of man, there were once two women, daughters of the same mother.

3 They became prostitutes in Egypt when they were young. There men fondled and caressed their breasts.

4 "The older girl was named Oholah, and the younger girl was named Oholibah. I married them, and they gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah represents Samaria, and Oholibah represents Jerusalem.

5 Oholah acted like a prostitute, although she was my wife. She lusted after her Assyrian lovers who lived nearby.

6 They were governors and commanders clothed in purple. They were all handsome young men who rode on horses.

7 She became a prostitute for all the important men in Assyria. She dishonored herself with the idols of all those with whom she fell in love.

8 She continued the prostitution that she started in Egypt. When she was young, men went to bed with her, caressed her breasts, and treated her like a prostitute.

9 "That is why I handed her over to her lovers, to the Assyrians whom she lusted after.

10 They stripped her naked, took away her sons and daughters, and killed her with a sword. Women gossiped about how she was punished.

11 "Even though her younger sister Oholibah saw this, Oholibah lusted after men more than her sister did. Oholibah's prostitution became worse than her sister's prostitution.

12 She lusted after the Assyrians who were nearby. They were governors and commanders in full dress. They were mounted horsemen, all of them desirable young men.

13 I saw that she was dishonoring herself. Both sisters acted the same way.

14 Yet, she carried her prostitution even further. She saw pictures of men carved on walls. They were figures of Babylonian men, painted in bright red.

15 The men had belts around their waists and flowing turbans on their heads. All of them looked like Babylonian officers who were born in Babylon.

16 She fell in love with them at first sight and sent messengers to them in Babylonia.

17 So these men came from Babylon, went to bed with her, and dishonored her with their lust. After they had dishonored her, she turned away from them in disgust.

18 "She carried out her prostitution openly, and she lay around naked. I turned away from her in disgust as I had turned away from her sister.

19 She remembered how she had been a prostitute in Egypt when she was young. So she took part in even more prostitution.

20 She lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose semen was like that of horses.

21 So she longed to do the sinful things she did when she was young in Egypt, when young men caressed and fondled her breasts.

22 "Oholibah, this is what the Almighty LORD says: I'm going to stir up your lovers against you. They are the lovers you turned away from in disgust. I will bring them against you from every side.

23 I will bring men from Babylon and from all Babylonia, men from Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, as well as all the Assyrians. They are desirable young men, governors and commanders, military officers and important men. All of them ride on horses.

24 They will attack you from the north, with chariots and wagons and with a large number of troops. They will attack you from all around with small and large shields and with helmets. I have handed you over to them for punishment. They will punish you with their own kind of punishment.

25 I will direct my burning anger against you so that they will deal with you in anger. They will cut off your nose and ears and kill everyone who remains. They will take your sons and your daughters and burn down whatever is left.

26 They will rip off your clothes and take away your beautiful jewels.

27 I will put a stop to your sinning and to your prostitution, which you began in Egypt. You won't desire these things anymore or remember Egypt anymore.

28 "This is what the Almighty LORD says: I'm going to hand you over to those you hate and to those you turned away from in disgust.

29 They will treat you hatefully and take away everything that you have worked for. They will leave you naked and bare. The shame of your prostitution will be revealed.

30 Your sinning and your prostitution have done this to you, because you lusted after the nations and dishonored yourself with their idols.

31 You've acted the same way as your sister. That is why I will put her cup in your hand.

32 This is what the Almighty LORD says: You will drink from your sister's cup, a cup that is deep and wide. You will be scorned and mocked, because this cup holds so much.

33 The cup of your sister Samaria will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow.

34 You will drink from it and drain it. You will break it into pieces and tear your breasts off your body. I have spoken, declares the Almighty LORD.

35 "This is what the Almighty LORD says: You have forgotten me and turned your back on me. So you will be punished for your sinning and prostitution."

36 The LORD said to me, "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah and tell them about their disgusting practices?

37 They have committed adultery. Their hands are covered with blood. They commit adultery with their idols. They have sacrificed the children they gave birth to for me as burnt offerings to idols.

38 They have also done this to me: They have polluted my holy places when they do these things and dishonored the days to worship me.

39 When they sacrificed their children to their idols, they came into my holy place and dishonored it. That is what they've done in my temple.

40 "They even sent messengers to invite men to come from far away. When the men arrived, they washed themselves for the men, painted their eyes, and put on their jewels.

41 They sat on their fine couches with tables in front of them. They put my incense and my olive oil on their tables.

42 "I heard the noise from a carefree crowd. A large number of people came from the desert, and they put bracelets on the women's wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.

43 Then I said, 'She is worn out from her acts of adultery.' Yet, men continued to have sex with her.

44 Men slept with her. They slept with those sinful women, Oholah and Oholibah just as they slept with a prostitute.

45 Righteous people will punish these women for adultery and for murder, because these women have committed adultery and their hands are covered with blood.

46 "This is what the Almighty LORD says: Bring together a mob [against the people of Samaria and Jerusalem]. Hand them over to terror and looting.

47 Then the mob will stone them and kill them with swords. The mob will kill their sons and daughters and burn their homes.

48 So I will put a stop to the sinning in the land, and all the women will be warned not to sin as they do.

49 They will be punished for their sins, and they will pay for their sin of idolatry. Then they will know that I am the Almighty LORD."